You know how shoving a tampon up your vulva isn't the highlight of your month? Well, it could've been, but pesky Catholics thought your unnecessary pawing of That Which Is Most Sacred would get you too damn excited (correct!), so they added stupid applicators to ruin the fun.

Last night's episode of the sometimes-funny always-racially-insensitive CBS show 2 Broke Girls involved a sub-plot about the price of tampons in the diner. While the shtick itself was kind of painful — "the man who thinks your menses should be more expenzees" — I can't think of another time I've heard the word…

Did you know that 33% of women will get a hysterectomy before they're 60? Doctors say that as many as two thirds of the 600,000 hysterectomies performed each year are unnecessary, according to MSNBC. There are also several alternatives to the whole-enchilada hysterectomy that can help relieve excessive menstrual pain.…

Imagine your vaginal area hurting so much that you can't sit for prolonged periods of time and sex is absolutely out of the question. Doctors are reporting that as many as one in six American women may be suffering from vulvodynia, which the New York Times describes as "searing or shooting pain when any amount of…